§ Lord Cheshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they intend to introduce a closed list system of voting for the election of candidates to the proposed Greater London Authority. [HL1495]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)The White Paper,A Mayor and Assembly for London, makes clear that the Greater London Assembly will be composed of 25 members elected under the Additional Member System. Of these, 14 will be elected to represent specific geographical areas, using the first past the post system. In addition, 11 members will be elected from a London-wide list.
For the election of the 11 London-wide members, the names of parties and of independent candidates will appear on the ballot paper. In the case of party votes, the successful candidates will be drawn in order from party lists which voters can read before they vote.